Month: April 2012

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This week, players attempt to destroy the economy in EVE Online. A 92-year-old bootlegger sens thousands of films to troops overseas. Axe Cop! is coming to television (insert ubiquitous Fox joke here). Source code for the Apollo and Gemini programs has been released and curated. University of Florida has eliminated it’s Computer Science program. A redditor embarks on a summer-long adventure bouncing around the US to do the things you want him to do. IBM and Cisco have teamed up to develop the smart city of the future. Cybercriminals exploit Björk’s Biophilia App To Compromise Androids. Fort Atlantic releases their new album on an NES cartridge. Who owns the files on your Google Drive? All this, plus a Recent Study, this week’s Epic Fail, and Oh Asia You So Crazy!

Play Frogger with real traffic and fake frogs. DirecTV pulls a bonehead move and locks out a lot of their customers from their content. Assassin’s Creed may have blatantly ripped off it’s content. A bicyclist uses GPS to create meta art. Man gets arrested for going through TSA checkpoint naked. A group in the U.K. try to make coding more accessible to kids. All this and this weeks Epic Fail, Oh Asia You So Crazy, and Ryder Says Things.

A new ISP that takes your privacy seriously. Google launches “The Power of the Internet” campaign. A study suggests that violent video games build cooperation and social skills, not violent tendencies. Kidnap victim rescued with the power of Twitter. NYC begins replacing pay phones with touch screen computers. High scool juniors develop flavor strips for astronauts. Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion. All this and a Recent Study, Dumbass Apple News, an Epic Fail, and this week’s Oh Asia You So Crazy!

A high school senior in Indiana is expelled for a profane tweet. A UK gang netted over iTunes fraud. Qualcomm calls for an end to proprietary drivers. A fungus that eats polyurethane may be the end to non-biodegradable waste. Tron light cycles in less than 226 bytes. A gooey joystick for your smart phone. Alabama wants to protect you from cyberbullying take away your first amendment rights. Plus, a Recent Study, Oh Asia You So Crazy, and Ryder Says Things!